2008 Fair Market Rent in Iowa

Average Fair Market Rent Prices in Iowa:

Studio / Efficiency	1-Bedroom	2-Bedroom	3-Bedroom	4-Bedroom
$397	$442	$562	$717	$787
0-BR	1-BR	2-BR	3-BR	4-BR

Iowa (IA) has the 49th highest rent in the country out of 54 states and territories. The Fair Market Rent in Iowa ranges from $527 for a 2-bedroom apartment in Adair County, IA to $732 for a 2-bedroom unit in Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA MSA.

For FY 2008, the Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA MSA (Dallas County) rent for a studio or efficiency is $503 per month and $1,045 per month to rent a house or an apartment with 4 bedrooms. The average Fair Market Rent for a 2-bedroom home in Iowa is $562 per month.

Approximately 15% of Americans qualify for some level of housing assistance. The population in Iowa is around 2,926,324 people. So, there are around 438,949 people in Iowa who could be receiving housing benefits from the HUD.

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What is Fair Market Rent?

Fair Market Rent is determined each fiscal year by the HUD and is used to set payment standards for federal housing assistance programs in Iowa. Fair Market Rent is the 40th-percentile of typical rentals in a given region. Learn more

Iowa Fair Market Rent Map

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Lookup FMR by Zip Code FHA Loan Limits in Iowa

County	0 BR	1 BR	2 BR	3 BR	4 BR	Est. Population
Adair County	$360	$401	$527	$643	$719	8,243
Adams County	$360	$401	$527	$643	$719	4,482
Allamakee County	$374	$411	$527	$683	$727	14,675
Appanoose County	$342	$400	$527	$666	$729	13,721
Audubon County	$394	$404	$527	$693	$725	6,830
Benton County Metro	$342	$404	$527	$656	$879	25,308
Black Hawk County Metro	$398	$489	$585	$718	$879	128,012
Boone County	$394	$475	$605	$787	$848	26,224
Bremer County Metro	$347	$427	$532	$637	$861	23,325
Buchanan County	$437	$438	$527	$680	$698	21,093
Buena Vista County	$411	$415	$543	$652	$748	20,411
Butler County	$374	$411	$527	$683	$727	15,305
Calhoun County	$417	$418	$527	$677	$708	11,115
Carroll County	$358	$417	$550	$656	$677	21,421
Cass County	$394	$480	$604	$741	$797	14,684
Cedar County	$373	$412	$543	$702	$760	18,187
Cerro Gordo County	$398	$442	$582	$723	$743	46,447
Cherokee County	$394	$404	$527	$693	$725	13,035
Chickasaw County	$374	$411	$527	$683	$727	13,095
Clarke County	$360	$411	$540	$646	$720	9,133
Clay County	$342	$399	$527	$640	$802	17,372
Clayton County	$374	$411	$527	$683	$727	18,678
Clinton County	$342	$401	$527	$672	$767	50,149
Crawford County	$394	$416	$527	$693	$725	16,942
Dallas County Metro	$503	$600	$732	$938	$1,045	40,750
Davis County	$360	$401	$527	$643	$719	8,541
Decatur County	$360	$401	$527	$643	$719	8,689
Delaware County	$373	$412	$543	$702	$760	18,404
Des Moines County	$409	$447	$566	$711	$801	42,351
Dickinson County	$341	$422	$527	$667	$924	16,424
Dubuque County Metro	$397	$427	$561	$754	$821	89,143
Emmet County	$370	$399	$527	$645	$757	11,027
Fayette County	$374	$411	$527	$683	$727	22,008
Floyd County	$370	$399	$527	$659	$679	16,900
Franklin County	$380	$419	$527	$674	$706	10,704
Fremont County	$394	$480	$604	$741	$797	8,010
Greene County	$394	$404	$527	$693	$725	10,366
Grundy County Metro	$398	$489	$585	$718	$879	12,369
Guthrie County Metro	$503	$600	$732	$938	$1,045	11,353
Hamilton County	$409	$411	$527	$664	$694	16,438
Hancock County	$380	$419	$527	$674	$706	12,100
Hardin County	$451	$453	$542	$648	$689	18,812
Harrison County Metro	$501	$569	$710	$948	$975	15,666
Henry County	$444	$446	$534	$764	$787	20,336
Howard County	$374	$411	$527	$683	$727	9,932
Humboldt County	$417	$418	$527	$677	$708	10,381
Ida County	$394	$404	$527	$693	$725	7,837
Iowa County	$408	$431	$535	$700	$722	15,671
Jackson County	$373	$412	$543	$702	$760	20,296
Jasper County	$411	$448	$589	$749	$782	37,213
Jefferson County	$440	$448	$530	$667	$811	16,181
Johnson County Metro	$471	$561	$708	$1,032	$1,207	111,006
Jones County Metro	$438	$440	$527	$739	$762	20,221
Keokuk County	$360	$401	$527	$643	$719	11,400
Kossuth County	$380	$419	$527	$674	$706	17,163
Lee County	$384	$447	$527	$668	$687	38,052
Linn County Metro	$413	$481	$634	$898	$1,021	191,701
Louisa County	$404	$452	$559	$723	$765	12,183
Lucas County	$360	$401	$527	$643	$719	9,422
Lyon County	$370	$399	$527	$645	$757	11,763
Madison County Metro	$503	$600	$732	$938	$1,045	14,019
Mahaska County	$390	$442	$563	$674	$890	22,335
Marion County	$394	$484	$604	$746	$768	32,052
Marshall County	$402	$466	$582	$748	$859	39,311
Mills County Metro	$501	$569	$710	$948	$975	14,547
Mitchell County	$380	$419	$527	$674	$706	10,874
Monona County	$394	$404	$527	$693	$725	10,020
Monroe County	$360	$401	$527	$643	$719	8,016
Montgomery County	$394	$480	$604	$741	$797	11,771
Muscatine County	$402	$496	$617	$760	$819	41,722
O'Brien County	$370	$399	$527	$645	$757	15,102
Osceola County	$370	$399	$527	$645	$757	7,003
Page County	$340	$401	$527	$629	$647	16,976
Palo Alto County	$370	$399	$527	$645	$757	10,147
Plymouth County	$437	$438	$527	$710	$731	24,849
Pocahontas County	$417	$418	$527	$677	$708	8,662
Polk County Metro	$503	$600	$732	$938	$1,045	374,601
Pottawattamie County Metro	$501	$569	$710	$948	$975	87,704
Poweshiek County	$367	$429	$564	$721	$743	18,815
Ringgold County	$360	$401	$527	$643	$719	5,469
Sac County	$394	$404	$527	$693	$725	11,529
Scott County Metro	$458	$511	$643	$820	$855	158,668
Shelby County	$394	$480	$604	$741	$797	13,173
Sioux County	$428	$434	$527	$713	$733	31,589
Story County Metro	$538	$568	$702	$1,005	$1,188	79,981
Tama County	$408	$431	$535	$700	$722	18,103
Taylor County	$360	$401	$527	$643	$719	6,958
Union County	$360	$401	$527	$643	$719	12,309
Van Buren County	$360	$401	$527	$643	$719	7,809
Wapello County	$376	$437	$577	$688	$717	36,051
Warren County Metro	$503	$600	$732	$938	$1,045	40,671
Washington County Metro	$349	$420	$534	$681	$819	20,670
Wayne County	$360	$401	$527	$643	$719	6,730
Webster County	$401	$409	$531	$734	$758	40,235
Winnebago County	$380	$419	$527	$674	$706	11,723
Winneshiek County	$343	$401	$527	$685	$928	21,310
Woodbury County Metro	$413	$485	$636	$801	$824	103,877
Worth County	$380	$419	$527	$674	$706	7,909
Wright County	$417	$418	$527	$677	$708	14,334

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